'''Eugene''' first appeared as an unnamed animal in the direct-to-video Muppet production ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''. He upstaged the other characters by dancing frantically during the "[[Gotta Get That Name]]" musical number in the "Rumpelstiltskin "segment. [[Steve Whitmire]] revealed on [[Newsgroups|alt.tv.muppets]] that "[[Brian Henson]] performed the mink in 'Gotta Get That Name'".

'''Eugene''' first appeared as an unnamed animal in the direct-to-video Muppet production ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''. He upstaged the other characters by dancing frantically during the "[[Gotta Get That Name]]" musical number in the "Rumpelstiltskin "segment. [[Steve Whitmire]] revealed on [[Newsgroups|alt.tv.muppets]] that "[[Brian Henson]] performed the mink in 'Gotta Get That Name'".

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He received the name "Eugene" when he appeared on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', usually performed by [[Steve Whitmire]]. He worked in the control room as [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel's]] assistant. Eugene was mainly meant as a background character and a site gag, although he can occasionally be heard laughing or grunting.

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He received the name "Eugene" when he appeared on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', usually performed by [[Steve Whitmire]]. He works in the control room as [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel's]] assistant. Eugene functions mainly as a background character and a sight gag, although he can occasionally be heard laughing or grunting.

His precise species is never identified on screen, although he closely resembles [[Maureen the Mink]] from ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''. In an interview, Whitmire referred to him as a weasel. <ref>Hennes, Joe. "[http://www.toughpigs.com/my-week-with-steve-day-2/ My Week with Steve: Day 2]", ToughPigs.com. October 14, 2008.</ref>

His precise species is never identified on screen, although he closely resembles [[Maureen the Mink]] from ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''. In an interview, Whitmire referred to him as a weasel. <ref>Hennes, Joe. "[http://www.toughpigs.com/my-week-with-steve-day-2/ My Week with Steve: Day 2]", ToughPigs.com. October 14, 2008.</ref>

He received the name "Eugene" when he appeared on Muppets Tonight, usually performed by Steve Whitmire. He works in the control room as Nigel's assistant. Eugene functions mainly as a background character and a sight gag, although he can occasionally be heard laughing or grunting.